Serendipity Studio Newsletter
Issue No 15: February 2014

My year got off to a colourful start.  THANK YOU to all the textile artists that submitted entries for the travelling textile art exhibition Living Colour!  I was honoured to received 177 entries from 160 artists from around the world.  Narrowing the collection down to 32 works wasn't easy but I am thrilled with the final, vibrant line-up.

As a special treat for my subscribers, here is an advance preview of three of the works*. Read more below!

Colourfully

     
* Artists: Roxanne Murphy, Suzanne Gummow, Neroli Henderson

Living Colour! Celebrating Life Across the Spectrum

The Living Colour! exhibition will premiere at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne, 10-13 April 2014.  A full website gallery will be published at that time.  Meanwhile, I will be sharing some preview detail shots of each of the selected works in a series of blog posts entitled A Glimpse of Living Colour.  I invite you to bookmark the blog feed (www.livingcolourtextiles.com/feed) in your preferred RSS reading app; subscribe by e-mail by filling out the form at the top of the blog sidebar; or follow the Living Colour Facebook page to stay up to date.

I look forward to sharing Living Colour on tour in 2014/2015. The following venues have been confirmed:

• Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne: 10-13 April
• Creative Textile Show, Canberra: 2-4 May 2014
• QuiltWest, Craft & Quilt Fair: 21-25 May 2014
• Sydney Quilt Show, Craft & Quilt Fair: 9-13 July 2014
• Quilt Symposium Manawatu, Palmerston North, New Zealand: 15-21 January 2015
• Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford: 21 March-22 April 2015

Other venues, including international events, are under investigation.  Living Colour! is generously supported by Brother International Australia.
 

Serendipity Workshops

Between exhibition outings, I have the following workshops scheduled for the first half of 2014. Contact the event organisers if you would like to join me. 

• 16 March:  Power Stripping at Hobbysew Figtree
• 17 March: Serendipity Circles at Hobbysew Figtree
• 10 and 11 March: Strata Various at My Patch, Milton, NSW
• 19 May:  Serendipity Circles with WA Quilters, Perth
• 20 May: Shibori Serendipity with WA Quilters, Perth
• 15 June: Stacks of Improvisation at Hobbysew, Top Ryde

I have a new workshop!  Logs & Ladders: Building with Improvisation shows you how you can build your own composition with improvisational units - log cabins, ladders and more. Learn freeform cutting without rulers or templates; how to join irregular blocks; and the effective use of positive and negative space. Explore the design principles of repetition and variation.  

My schedule is filling up but I am open for bookings for later in 2014 and beyond. Download my Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting Workshops Brochure for more information.
 

Exhibition Opportunities

I know how important it is to plan in advance and deadlines can be a great stimulus to get creating.  Here are the closing dates and entry forms for some calls for entry:

• 14 March 2014: Sydney Quilt Show
• 28 March 2014: Petite Miniature Textiles
• 16 May 2014: Golden Textures – Biennial Contemporary Art Quilt Exhibition get Expression of Interest forms from Jenny Bacon
• 19 May 2014: World Quilt Competition - Australian entry form coming soon at www.worldquiltaustralian.com
• 26 June 2014: European Patchwork Meeting International Contest - Imagine
• 31 July 2014:  Craft NSW Emerging Artist - Craft Award
• 1 November 2014: various challenge themes for quilters registered for Quilt Symposium Manawatu, New Zealand

 

Useful Memberships

I appreciate the educational, exhibition, mentoring and networking opportunities offered by:

• Ozquilt Network Inc: Australia's Organisation for Art Quilters - The membership year for Ozquilt Network Inc runs from 1 April to 30 March.  Now is an excellent time to download and complete the Ozquilt Network membership form to get the most out of your new membership for 2014/2015.
• Studio Art Quilt Associates - If you’ve been thinking about joining SAQA, add the discount code “BGS” to the application form and you will receive a 10% discount on the membership fee.